Make Your Own Twig Books

Years ago I worked in a factory building that had been converted to artist studios. Next door to my pottery studio was the studio of a world-class bookbinder. The bookbinder had a recycling bin outsider her space that was filled with scraps of the finest paper in the world. I collected stacks and stacks of paper and artwork from that bin — oh my! My stacks have grown thin but last week I got out these small strips and the kids watercolored an adventure. After their little paintings dried and we turned them into stick books. Their stories were very interesting and the little books feel so substantial and arty made from such fine paper!

We got the idea for these sweet little twig books here. You simply take a hole punch to the folded edges and loop a rubber band through onto your stick ends. They make for great journals plus collecting the sticks makes for a good adventure too!

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I’m Zoe Megan Johnson—mother, wife, artist, crafter extraordinaire. When I’m not flexing my super powers or navigating the treacherous waters of life while managing twin temper tantrums I can be found crafting the night away in my lovely studio high in the hills of Western Massachusetts.